This week Stephen is joined by immigration attorneys Luis Cortez and Valeria Gomez to discuss the confusing challenges facing those trying to win asylum, including The Notorious PSG (Particular Social Group). PSG are semantic word games testing who gets asylum or not, forcing people to prove demonstrably true facts with an special sequence of words or they are told to try again, via appeal, in a few years, maybe. Or they just get sent back into the situation they are fleeing, because, yes, they are in danger, but is it the "right kind of danger"? Don't forget to check out the patreon at patreon.com/redirect

REDIRECT: PSG

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Matthew and I have decided to hang up the headphones and wanted to shove off with one final show. Thanks to all the listeners and patrons who supported us along the way. We truly appreciate it.  I wish I had more time to dedicate to this space, but unfortunately we're both so busy and frankly feeling pretty burned out with work and life stuff. There are lots of good immigration podcasts out there, so give them a listen. 

Farewell

This week on Redirect Matthew and I are joined by Professor Michael Kagan (@MichaelGKagan) from UNLV about pleadings in immigration court. It has become accepted as part of immigration law "culture" that allegations are admitted to at the beginning of removal proceedings in order to move things along and maintain cordial relations with immigration judges and ICE prosecutors, but is this always best practice? Should practitioners approach these matters more carefully? (Spoiler alert, yes)  Help keep the show alive by becoming a patron at patreon.com/redirect. Give us a follow on Twitter (@yakimaabogado, @MattArchambeau1) and tell your friends about the show.   

Pleadings

This week Matthew and I discuss the recent State of the Union address. Republicans scare monger about fetanyl and house prices. Blaming your troubles on immigrants is as American as apple pie, but the rhetoric does seem to be ramping up. Is it worse than in years past, or are we suffering from recency bias?  Support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/redirect  Leave us a review on itunes Or check out the merch at redirect.threadless.com

State of the Union

This week Matthew and I talk about a a recent announcement by the Biden administration that they will provide certain relief to immigrants who are exploited in the work place. The announcement can be found  here.  We share stories from our clients about their deplorable working conditions, and discuss the current state of T and U visas, which can be certified by the Department of Labor.  Also, what song will be playing when we die and go to hell.     Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/redirect  Grab yourself a Redirect t-shirt, sticker, and/or leggings at  https://redirect.threadless.com  

Immigration and Labor Rights

 This week Matthew and I showed up and recorded something. We broke up the band and got back together in the same episode.  We talked about the current state of immigration lawyering. It turns out we’re both feeling a bit burned out and exhausted. However, we’ve decided to dust off our gym shoes and get back to it with some new years resolutions. This includes regularly scheduled shows, you know, actual content. It’s a revolutionary idea.   We’re also joined by friend of the show Austin Kocher to talk about his work at TRAC, the surveillance state, how numbers at the border are crunched, and more.   Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/redirect  Grab yourself a Redirect t-shirt, sticker, and/or leggings at  https://redirect.threadless.com  Follow Austin’s work over at  https://substack.com/profile/14591254-austin-kocher  You can learn more about TRAC here:  https://trac.syr.edu

REDIRECT: PSG

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